I don't really follow the aircraft types, but I've read that apparently they need to get that plane into MSP for maintenance so they have been rotating the flight between JFK and ATL. It may also be a crew base related deal as well.

STL-BDL was also quite empty when I flew it. FWIW, STL-BDL had run with 140s, not 145s for some time, and the 12 extra seats couldn't have helped. RP is apparently reducing it's AA Connection fleet from 15 to 13 frames, and if MQ wasn't going to cover more STL flying, something at STL had to go.

The STL-DAY cut really sucks for DAY. In a year, they've lost 2/3 of their AA destinations and, IIRC, a similar fraction of its flights (though DAY-DFW is all mainline, so the loss of seats isn't that high).

Quoting Cubsrule (Reply 8):The STL-DAY cut really sucks for DAY. In a year, they've lost 2/3 of their AA destinations and, IIRC, a similar fraction of its flights (though DAY-DFW is all mainline, so the loss of seats isn't that high).

Quoting UN_B732 (Reply 9):Too bad MSP-BTV is gone. From the statistics posted here a while back, it was a pretty solid performer (not great, but profitable)

Think about that the next time those are posted. I've been trying for ages to make the point that those numbers not accurate, don't account for revenue accounting variances at each airline, are not reflective of TRUE segment costs and are just plain off the mark. Just because someone publishes them does not make them true.